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but let me say specifically about susan rice, she has done exemplary work. she has represented the united states and our interests in the united nations with skill and professionalism and toughness and grace. as i said before, she made an appearance at the request of the white house in which she gave her best understanding of the intelligence that had been provided to her. if senator mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. and i'm happy to have that discussion with them. but for them to go after the u.n. ambassador who had nothing to do with benghazi, and was simply making a presentation based on intelligence that she had received, and to besmirch her reputation is outrageous. and you know, we're after an election now. i think it is important for us to find out exactly what happened in benghazi and i'm happy to cooperate in any ways that congress wants. we have provided every bit of information that we have. and we will continue to provide information and we have got a full blown investigation. and all that in
but let me say specifically about susan rice, she has done exemplary work. she has represented the united states and our interests in the united nations with skill and professionalism and toughness and grace. as i said before, she made an appearance at the request of the white house in which she gave her best understanding of the intelligence that had been provided to her. if senator mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. and i'm happy to have...
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i'm just wondering the logic behind why public official susan rice, general petraeus and the president would lie knowing full well that the truth would ultimately come out and the alternate explanation is they were given wrong intelligence and they would have been more suspicious of that intelligence and perhaps they spun the intelligence they were given, but couldn't it just be a matter of wrong intelligence as we've seen before? >> i think it is less likely that there is incompetence at the cia and incompetence at the national security council that they -- that they ended up giving the president of the united states false information. i think there is less likelihood of that than if the president was in battle mode and in the middle of a campaign and felt that any type of things that made it look like the islamic threat, the radical -- the radical islamic threat is still upon us would be harmful to him politically. so i can't say that was his motive. i don't know what was going on in his head, but it's not likely that the national security council and the cia didn't do their job, thu
i'm just wondering the logic behind why public official susan rice, general petraeus and the president would lie knowing full well that the truth would ultimately come out and the alternate explanation is they were given wrong intelligence and they would have been more suspicious of that intelligence and perhaps they spun the intelligence they were given, but couldn't it just be a matter of wrong intelligence as we've seen before? >> i think it is less likely that there is incompetence at...
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she actually has personal ties to susan rice in that rice's family has ties connected to the state of maine. in fact, susan collins sat next to susan rice at her nomination hearing two years ago or three years ago when she was nominated for u.s. ambassador. so this is really critical, this meeting that they're having, and she has a lot of questions and as i'm talking to you i'm getting a thumbs up she might -- she, susan collins, might be coming out momentarily. we'll be watching for that. what she says is going to be really, really critical to determine if in fact it makes sense for the white house to put her nomination in on susan rice if the president decides to do that as secretary of state. >> senator collins as you mentioned is a moderate. she certainly hasn't been as critical certainly as three other senators yesterday. senator ayotte and sflor mccain and senator graham have been about ambassador rice. she hasn't been that critical up until now. but those meetings are not over. when she emerges, when ambassador rice emerges from this meeting -- >> reporter: ashleigh i'm going t
she actually has personal ties to susan rice in that rice's family has ties connected to the state of maine. in fact, susan collins sat next to susan rice at her nomination hearing two years ago or three years ago when she was nominated for u.s. ambassador. so this is really critical, this meeting that they're having, and she has a lot of questions and as i'm talking to you i'm getting a thumbs up she might -- she, susan collins, might be coming out momentarily. we'll be watching for that. what...
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it wasn't susan rice. it was somebody in the administration or intelligence commune and we know it wasn't david petraeus. >> do you think it's possible that anyone at the white house could have known the full version of events or possible series of version of events and yes, they are handed an editeded version, the same one ambassador rice received, but they knew there were alternative ones that said it was preplanned, not spontaneous. >> for the administration to admit it wasn't informed, information the director said he had was hard for me to believe and means the administration really wasn't on top of their game. the most important issue we got here, a u.s. ambassador was murdered. first ambassador we've lost since 1979. three others were killed. we didn't have advanced intelligence to know the attack was going to take place. that sends a horrible message to our diplomats and we need to know why the administration tried to look the other way, tried to not pay attention to what somebody in the administra
it wasn't susan rice. it was somebody in the administration or intelligence commune and we know it wasn't david petraeus. >> do you think it's possible that anyone at the white house could have known the full version of events or possible series of version of events and yes, they are handed an editeded version, the same one ambassador rice received, but they knew there were alternative ones that said it was preplanned, not spontaneous. >> for the administration to admit it wasn't...
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ambassador susan rice. it is now heating up as she meets with more republicans and faces more questions. we're going to have a live report up next. [ male announcer ] where do you turn for legal matters? maybe you want to incorporate a business. or protect your family with a will or living trust. and you'd like the help of an attorney. at legalzoom a legal plan attorney is available in most states with every personalized document to answer questions. get started at legalzoom.com today. and now you're protected. i'm going to dream about that steak. i'm going to dream about that tiramisu. what a night, huh? but, um, can the test drive be over now? head back to the dealership? [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to get a passat. that's the power of german engineering. get $0 down, $0 due at signing, $0 deposit, and $0 first month's payment on any new volkswagen. visit vwdealer.com today. part of a whole new
ambassador susan rice. it is now heating up as she meets with more republicans and faces more questions. we're going to have a live report up next. [ male announcer ] where do you turn for legal matters? maybe you want to incorporate a business. or protect your family with a will or living trust. and you'd like the help of an attorney. at legalzoom a legal plan attorney is available in most states with every personalized document to answer questions. get started at legalzoom.com today. and now...
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my question -- the bigger question is if susan rice is nominated to take hillary clinton's place, are you going to fight that? >> well, i'm a member of the house, not a member of the senate, so it is up to the senate to hold confirmation hearings on cabinet level -- i leave that to the senate to determine whether or not she's qualified to hold the position of secretary of state. >> congressman joe heck, thank you for your time. >>> dana bash now, she staked out both hearings this morning. dana, i saw you raeporting this morning, we did not get pictures of him, but got the motorcade, and lots going on the hill this morning. what are democrats telling you about petraeus' testimony? >> reporter: very interesting. many came out to try to give an explanation for why there is a difference or a discrepancy as congressman heck just said what general petraeus said on september 14th, discrepancy between that and what susan rice said publicly two days later. the answer that several are giving us is because she was talking from unclassified talking points. and what they learned behind closed door
my question -- the bigger question is if susan rice is nominated to take hillary clinton's place, are you going to fight that? >> well, i'm a member of the house, not a member of the senate, so it is up to the senate to hold confirmation hearings on cabinet level -- i leave that to the senate to determine whether or not she's qualified to hold the position of secretary of state. >> congressman joe heck, thank you for your time. >>> dana bash now, she staked out both...
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susan rice was -- you look at the context. we're in a presidential election, and susan rice was using talking points altered potentially by the white house and that took the words, you know, that took the terrorist group attacks out of those talking points meaning that there could have been a coverup and we're trying to get to the bottom of it. if she took out that phrase, that would be a huge problem for confirmation. >> jason, what do you think it is like to be susan rice these days? >> i think it is very difficult. look, barack obama has not always had an easy time pushing his nominees through, but think about it. not only is she in the middle of this benghazi scandal and people are going to be questioning whether she was honest or a show for the white house but you're following hillary clinton who has been one of the most popular and well-respected secretaries of state that we have had in the last 20 years. i think susan rice is in a difficult position and i am pretty sure john kerry is thinking this is my chance so i thin
susan rice was -- you look at the context. we're in a presidential election, and susan rice was using talking points altered potentially by the white house and that took the words, you know, that took the terrorist group attacks out of those talking points meaning that there could have been a coverup and we're trying to get to the bottom of it. if she took out that phrase, that would be a huge problem for confirmation. >> jason, what do you think it is like to be susan rice these days?...
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why was susan rice put out there? is it possibly because hillary clinton knew more than she was allowed to say? >> no, i suspect that hillary clinton was either out of the country or wanted a sunday morning where she didn't have to go on television five times. it's, you know, when you're working inside the administration, it's seven days a week, it's nonstop, there's a crisis every hour, somebody's always calling -- >> we know there were substantial revisions to the bullet points. so presumably, some people had seen the unrevised version. which included the al qaeda link and other things, right? >> she may have seen it, but if it was classified, she's not going to go out there and expose it. she's going to relay what the intelligence community says, this is what's safe to say. now, you can go back and say, well, the intelligence community shouldn't have tried to protect the fact that we knew it was al qaeda or al qaeda involvement. >> right. >> they shouldn't have tried to do that. that's an intelligence community jud
why was susan rice put out there? is it possibly because hillary clinton knew more than she was allowed to say? >> no, i suspect that hillary clinton was either out of the country or wanted a sunday morning where she didn't have to go on television five times. it's, you know, when you're working inside the administration, it's seven days a week, it's nonstop, there's a crisis every hour, somebody's always calling -- >> we know there were substantial revisions to the bullet points....
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talking points that susan rice used on that day, and they were very short. it sounds like there were two, maybe three points in the talking points, and it was almost certain to change. even dianne feinstein doesn't like to get political on these, and she was aggressive in her defense saying she's being unfairly hillary'ed. >> who did she get the talking points from? did she get it from general petraeus, and, secondly, is there some sort of suggestion that perhaps they gave the talking points, but they still had other intelligence that was clear it of as terrorist attack? >> the suggestion, it seems to be that the difference here in what they're trying to -- the picture they're trying to paint is there's a difference between unclassified talking points, what they can talk about in public, and classified talking points, what at the time still they didn't feel comfortable talking about in public for whatever reason. that is the difference that they're painting. where she got the talking points, unclear if it's from petraeus. i can tell thaw the director of nati
talking points that susan rice used on that day, and they were very short. it sounds like there were two, maybe three points in the talking points, and it was almost certain to change. even dianne feinstein doesn't like to get political on these, and she was aggressive in her defense saying she's being unfairly hillary'ed. >> who did she get the talking points from? did she get it from general petraeus, and, secondly, is there some sort of suggestion that perhaps they gave the talking...
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it was five days after the benghazi incident when susan rice went on the sunday talk shows an said the attack grew out of a spontaneous demonstration against an antimuslim video. let's get right to the breaking report right now. barbara starr is at the pentagon. you've been breaking this. tell us what you're learning tonight about david petraeus' testimony on benghazi. >> i've spoken to a source close to petraeus, directly familiar with petraeus' thinking on this matter. petraeus, we are told, wants to go to the hill, set the record straight and tell everything he knows. he will start by saying indeed that he knew almost immediately after that it was ansar al sharia, but there was also confusion. he had about 20 intelligence reports linking the attacks to that video, that anti-islamic video. those reports were disproven, but not until after he had briefed capitol hill. all of this took some time to sort out. that's what he wants to lay out tomorrow. >> and barbara, if he knew, and i know you're saying there were conflicting reports, which we have heard before, but if he knew and he's g
it was five days after the benghazi incident when susan rice went on the sunday talk shows an said the attack grew out of a spontaneous demonstration against an antimuslim video. let's get right to the breaking report right now. barbara starr is at the pentagon. you've been breaking this. tell us what you're learning tonight about david petraeus' testimony on benghazi. >> i've spoken to a source close to petraeus, directly familiar with petraeus' thinking on this matter. petraeus, we are...
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>> susan rice is extraordinary. couldn't be prouder of the job she's done. [ applause ] >> so there you have it, susan rice is extraordinary, the current ambassador. and possibly could be floated as a secretary of state. she's really come under fire. she's been meeting with senators on capitol hill. republican senators, some of her fiercest critics, and from what we heard from the likes of graham and from susan collins, and mccain, ayotte, they're all now -- they have more questions really than answers. again, the president meeting with the full members of his cabinet and many of those members perhaps will not be with him in the next couple of months. >>> meantime, in the white house today, saw what the president was doing. what about inside the house? beginning to look a lot like christmas. holiday decorations unveiled today. this year's blue room christmas tree features ornaments decorated by children, living on u.s. military bases all over the world. how about that? first lady michelle obama, she used the occasio
>> susan rice is extraordinary. couldn't be prouder of the job she's done. [ applause ] >> so there you have it, susan rice is extraordinary, the current ambassador. and possibly could be floated as a secretary of state. she's really come under fire. she's been meeting with senators on capitol hill. republican senators, some of her fiercest critics, and from what we heard from the likes of graham and from susan collins, and mccain, ayotte, they're all now -- they have more questions...
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what did he say about susan rice today? >> reporter: he was asked his thoughts on ambassador rice, currently the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. i'll let you listen to his remarks then we can talk about it. this is the president. >> susan rice is extraordinary. couldn't be prouder of the job she's done. [ applause ] >> reporter: so from the whole cabinet. little awkward hard to tell if the applause were necessarily for susan rice or right before he said that he had also called out secretary napolitano and the veterans affairs department saying it's their birthday. perhaps they were also applauding the birthdays. but i'm told the fact that susan rice is up on the hill should not necessarily be read as an early sign that the white house is giving her sort of a prerun dry run for a nomination. at this is in part because she wanted to go answer questions on the hill to clear her name and that this was part of her desire as well. of course senator kerry also still i'm told a contender for either secretary of state if not another cab
what did he say about susan rice today? >> reporter: he was asked his thoughts on ambassador rice, currently the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. i'll let you listen to his remarks then we can talk about it. this is the president. >> susan rice is extraordinary. couldn't be prouder of the job she's done. [ applause ] >> reporter: so from the whole cabinet. little awkward hard to tell if the applause were necessarily for susan rice or right before he said that he had also called out...
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susan rice was not a person responsible in a meaningful way. she seems to have reflected the intelligence she was given and it is not decided by the white house. it's decided at a far, far more liberal level. so there's a lot of mysteries here and lots of enigmas, but it doesn't seem to me that one of them is susan rice's responsibility. >> there is also an each bigger picture which is the whole resolution of the arab spring and how it is playing out in the region. it's libya and we'll talk about that and everything is a tinderbox. >> gaza, gaza started this, and it didn't start with the assassination of the hamas guy. there were rockets coming over and over again. this is not a cycle of violence, the cycle of violence doesn't exist when you have one group saying it's military to stop the rockets. it's a double human rights crime against accurate defense, but why would hamas start this at this point? they want to test egypt and they're winning. egypt is supporting them. qatar is supporting them, turkey is supporting them. this is what's so dang
susan rice was not a person responsible in a meaningful way. she seems to have reflected the intelligence she was given and it is not decided by the white house. it's decided at a far, far more liberal level. so there's a lot of mysteries here and lots of enigmas, but it doesn't seem to me that one of them is susan rice's responsibility. >> there is also an each bigger picture which is the whole resolution of the arab spring and how it is playing out in the region. it's libya and we'll...
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ambassador susan rice. republican senators john mccain and lindsey graham say they would actually try to block rice from being promoted to secretary of state should she be nominated. they are criticizing her over the statement that she read days after the deadly benghazi attack saying they were spontaneous and s stemmed from a protest over an anti-islamic film. so why is the gop going after rice? >> well, because, you know, they feel she was the face of the administration at the time and the narrative that she laid out at the time simply did not turn out to be the case. so they don't believe, john mccain and other republicans, don't believe that the information that's been put out there has been very accurate and they don't believe that it adds up. take a listen. >> well, first of all talking points came from the white house, not from the dni. second of all, it was obvious within 24 hours that the station chief from the cia had said that this was a terrorist attack. and she continued to tell the world throu
ambassador susan rice. republican senators john mccain and lindsey graham say they would actually try to block rice from being promoted to secretary of state should she be nominated. they are criticizing her over the statement that she read days after the deadly benghazi attack saying they were spontaneous and s stemmed from a protest over an anti-islamic film. so why is the gop going after rice? >> well, because, you know, they feel she was the face of the administration at the time and...
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susan rice to be secretary of state. look, i mean, there is no question there is deep seeded animosity between these two camps leading -- going back to 2008 when the president and john mccain were running against each other. but it's escalated to a whole new level now. and, yes, it is true that john mccain and others are going after this saying they want questions. but there's a lot of politics going on on both sides of this. >> if he decides to go ahead and nominate susan rice to be the next secretary of state, dana, what are the chances that she will be confirmed by the united states senate? >> i think it's actually too early to answer that question, honestly. clearly the democrats do have a substantial majority, but not a 60-vote majority needed to break a filibuster. they would need at least a handful of republicans to vote with them to confirm susan rice if she is in fact nominated to be secretary of state. and given the way that this has become so politically polarized led by the president's former opponent john mc
susan rice to be secretary of state. look, i mean, there is no question there is deep seeded animosity between these two camps leading -- going back to 2008 when the president and john mccain were running against each other. but it's escalated to a whole new level now. and, yes, it is true that john mccain and others are going after this saying they want questions. but there's a lot of politics going on on both sides of this. >> if he decides to go ahead and nominate susan rice to be the...
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and this had nothing to do with susan rice. now we know, from the testimony of petraeus, as well as from what has been said on last evening that the talking points she was given, she absolutely read from the talking point. she didn't deviate from that. now if she had deviated in some way from the talking points, then they would have some issue with her -- >> so then -- i'm going to hop in because i'd love to hear the answer to dana's question is so then who are you frist traited with? are you frustrated with the republicans who seem to be going after rice? are you frustrated with the intelligence community that kind of left her hanging out there? are you frustrated with the 97 republicans who signed a letter urging the president not to nominate susan rice for the secretary of state position? all of the above? >> well, i guess all of the above. just have to say all of the above. the fact of the matter is, the expressions came from the same senator from south carolina, and senator mccain. that letter, signed by 97 people, was cir
and this had nothing to do with susan rice. now we know, from the testimony of petraeus, as well as from what has been said on last evening that the talking points she was given, she absolutely read from the talking point. she didn't deviate from that. now if she had deviated in some way from the talking points, then they would have some issue with her -- >> so then -- i'm going to hop in because i'd love to hear the answer to dana's question is so then who are you frist traited with? are...
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today they said their talking points were not the ones given to susan rice. somebody, it appears maybe in the white house, or the national security council, changed those talking points. so the administration does have the responsibility on that. >> you're saying it's not her fault, it's more the fault of the information she was given? >> well, yeah, but the information -- the intelligence community in their original talking points had in there about the al qaeda affiliation. that was taken out after it left the intelligence community so it appears that somebody in the white house did that. >> interesting. congressman schiff, what was your interpretation of about what you heard today? >> i think we had the most comprehensive chronology what took place in benghazi. i think it really shed a lot of light minute by minute, hour by hour, what took place, and it convinced me that there was no effort to politicize the information we were being given. it also convinced me on the point involving our united nations ambassador that she was given the same early assessmen
today they said their talking points were not the ones given to susan rice. somebody, it appears maybe in the white house, or the national security council, changed those talking points. so the administration does have the responsibility on that. >> you're saying it's not her fault, it's more the fault of the information she was given? >> well, yeah, but the information -- the intelligence community in their original talking points had in there about the al qaeda affiliation. that...
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rice, susan rice, in the sense there was a fog of war, the cia were clearly passing on what has now transpired to be inaccurate information, they didn't have the whole picture, but when she was put on those shows, she wasn't only talking about benghazi, she talked about iran, israel, and so on. when she was put on those shows, the briefing she received from the cia was what she told the world. now, it turned out to be wrong, as indeed anderson cooper discussed with you yesterday, when condoleezza rice herself talked about weapons of mass destruction and saddam hussein. that was inaccurate. but you defended her integrity. i suppose the obvious question is, is it fair to impugn the integrity of the u.n. ambassador if she was genuinely acting in good faith on the cia briefing? >> well, you covered a lot of territory there and i would like to point out i'm the guy that called for rumsfeld to resign because the war in iraq was going terribly. i'm the guy that took on the administration and said stop the torture and passed legislation prohibiting it. i was kind of a hero then. now the opposite is tr
rice, susan rice, in the sense there was a fog of war, the cia were clearly passing on what has now transpired to be inaccurate information, they didn't have the whole picture, but when she was put on those shows, she wasn't only talking about benghazi, she talked about iran, israel, and so on. when she was put on those shows, the briefing she received from the cia was what she told the world. now, it turned out to be wrong, as indeed anderson cooper discussed with you yesterday, when...
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but doesn't this seem to vindicate her role when if the cia talking points that were given to susan rice? >> again, soledad, not to me. and i think that most people who are watching this, it is -- it is an attempt, but it falls way short of answering the questions i think that the american people have. and that's what this is really about. so whether it's general petraeus, susan rice, or anyone in the administration, i mean, this is a -- this is an issue of leadership. this is something that the president i think needs to come to the american people and be very straightforward about what happens, why it is that statements were made the way they were at the beginning, why it is that they are changing now, and that -- that as commander in chief, as the president of the united states, this is an opportunity for him to look the american people in the eye and say -- and my opinion that there were mistakes made, we are sorry for that, here is the truth of what happened, and we are going to make sure it never happens again. >> can i ask you a question about when we heard a little bit about gove
but doesn't this seem to vindicate her role when if the cia talking points that were given to susan rice? >> again, soledad, not to me. and i think that most people who are watching this, it is -- it is an attempt, but it falls way short of answering the questions i think that the american people have. and that's what this is really about. so whether it's general petraeus, susan rice, or anyone in the administration, i mean, this is a -- this is an issue of leadership. this is something...
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ambassador susan rice who has gotten a lot of heat since then in the days after the attack. let's listen. >> our current best assessment based on the information that we have at present is that, in fact, what this began as was a spontaneous, no the a premeditated response to of what had transpired in cairo. >> so how did that happen? how was that accurate at the time? if we know that this was in fact a premeditated, not spontaneous occurrence? >> well, we don't know the degree it was premeditated. that's still something that's under investigation. how much advance planning was there or was this planned within 24 hours or the same day. so that's a question we still have to the get to the bottom of, but the important point in terms of the ambassador's statement on that sunday talk program is she was using the intelligence community's best estimate. at that time when she appeared on the sunday talk shows, the intelligence community still believed that that began as a protest, that, yes, there were terrorists and extremists involved, but that it began as a protest. so i don't se
ambassador susan rice who has gotten a lot of heat since then in the days after the attack. let's listen. >> our current best assessment based on the information that we have at present is that, in fact, what this began as was a spontaneous, no the a premeditated response to of what had transpired in cairo. >> so how did that happen? how was that accurate at the time? if we know that this was in fact a premeditated, not spontaneous occurrence? >> well, we don't know the degree...
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how do you blame susan rice for that? >> to discuss this with me. >> what susan rice did was say something that was incorrect. we know now, the intelligence community says we gave her the talking points. the information, the intel was incorrect. how does that go back to blame susan rice? my question is bus you're one of the 97 people who signed saying you believe her misleading statements causes irreparable damage to her credibility and she should not be secretary of state. >> it does damage -- >> i don't see the connection. >> it does damage her credibility. you know as well as i that house members do not get a vote on presidential appointments. but in the purpose of this letter was to let our senators know this is something we believe deserves their scrutiny. you would want that. >> of course. hey, i'm all about scrutiny. i guess i like consistency, too. you were not calling for more scrutiny and you weren't saying that the fact that condoleezza rice was wrong on weapons of mass destruction was going to damage her credi
how do you blame susan rice for that? >> to discuss this with me. >> what susan rice did was say something that was incorrect. we know now, the intelligence community says we gave her the talking points. the information, the intel was incorrect. how does that go back to blame susan rice? my question is bus you're one of the 97 people who signed saying you believe her misleading statements causes irreparable damage to her credibility and she should not be secretary of state. >>...
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ari, is it fair to go after susan rice like this? >> i don't think it's a question go after or don't go after, but she did attribute this to the video, she did working off of intelligence say something that was incomplete. and of course as we learned in that famous second debate, the president apparently did declare this specific attack as terrorist the day after the attack took place. so if the president could do it one day after, why was she saying something totally different five days after? >> would it be wise, james, for the president to go ahead and nominate here to be hillary clinton's successor as secretary of state? >> if that's what he wants to do, he should. i mean, she's been a long distinguished career as a diplomat. she's now u.n. ambassador. she's obviously imminently qualified. she was talking off of the talking points. i guess you could criticize the administration to put the u.n. ambassador out on something that really wasn't in her chain of command or line of duty and probably wasn't the most knowledgeable person t
ari, is it fair to go after susan rice like this? >> i don't think it's a question go after or don't go after, but she did attribute this to the video, she did working off of intelligence say something that was incomplete. and of course as we learned in that famous second debate, the president apparently did declare this specific attack as terrorist the day after the attack took place. so if the president could do it one day after, why was she saying something totally different five days...
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susan rice did speak for the first time. we heard her voice for the first time last week or for the first time in a while on & maybe that shook thing up. any comments from the white house? >> nothing yet from the white house. we've reached out to a number of folks here. one of the things i should point out, though, is while they're easing up on susan rice, they're not easing up on the white house, and the president. there's still a lot of criticism at this president about when they decided that this was a terror attack. and when, you know, this sort of change in the narrative. because the white house points back to very early on, the president referring to it as a terror attack. but then after that, a narrative seemed to be this was something that was sparked by this anti muslim video. and then finally came around to calling it a terrorist attack. so there's still a lot of questions from republicans on this white house and coming from senator mccain and others. they want to know exactly when the white house knew what the inf
susan rice did speak for the first time. we heard her voice for the first time last week or for the first time in a while on & maybe that shook thing up. any comments from the white house? >> nothing yet from the white house. we've reached out to a number of folks here. one of the things i should point out, though, is while they're easing up on susan rice, they're not easing up on the white house, and the president. there's still a lot of criticism at this president about when they...
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susan rice, the u.s. ambassador to the united nations, is sitting down with some of her more outspoken critics about comments she made over the attack in benghazi. congress has been demanding answers since ambassador chris stevens and three other americans were killed in libya on september 11. and there's no bigger critic of rice than senator john mccain. >> that was an act of terror. for 19 disagree with that fundamental fact i think is ignoring the facts. she continued to tell the world through all the talk shows that that -- that it was a "spontaneous demonstration sparked by a video." that's not competence in my view. >> rice is meeting now with senator john mccain of arizona and then will sit down with lindsay graham of south carolina and senator kelly ayotte from new hampshire. and we have more now from thrill. dana, tell us more. >> reporter: the meeting we believe is underway now. i say we believe because we have seen the senators go into the area where the meeting will take place. it is happening
susan rice, the u.s. ambassador to the united nations, is sitting down with some of her more outspoken critics about comments she made over the attack in benghazi. congress has been demanding answers since ambassador chris stevens and three other americans were killed in libya on september 11. and there's no bigger critic of rice than senator john mccain. >> that was an act of terror. for 19 disagree with that fundamental fact i think is ignoring the facts. she continued to tell the world...
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he has been one of susan rice's outspoken critics. she's not qualified enough to be secretary of state. a job she's rumored to be up for. our latest cnn poll, we asked those surveyed for their opinion of susan rice, 35% had a favorable opinion. 26% an unfavorable. the vast majority of americans, despite all the coverage of the benghazi snafu are not sure. >>> it's about 480 days since the u.s. lost its top credit rating. what are we doing to get it back? the white house releasing a report saying if congress doesn't prevent tax hikes, it could hurt consumer confidence and retailers and they could be forced to cut jobs. that's a case that could undermine any increases. >>> and now, palestine. thursday, united nations will vote on whether to upgrade status to nonmember state. it's also a move opposed by the united states and israel. now, here's the headline from an op ed in the new york times. support palestinian statehood. that was not written by a palestinian, but by an israeli. a former deputy foreign minister of israel and architect
he has been one of susan rice's outspoken critics. she's not qualified enough to be secretary of state. a job she's rumored to be up for. our latest cnn poll, we asked those surveyed for their opinion of susan rice, 35% had a favorable opinion. 26% an unfavorable. the vast majority of americans, despite all the coverage of the benghazi snafu are not sure. >>> it's about 480 days since the u.s. lost its top credit rating. what are we doing to get it back? the white house releasing a...
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the susan rice appearance was interesting, wolf. i know everyone cringes when it's political, but she's in this fight and having observed her here for four years, this was a very passionate, strong speech to come out to be clear that this was a bad resolution. she hasn't always been present for various reasons on big u.n. moments. the u.s. had the right, listed the first country to explain their vote. the u.s. one of just nine -- of nine countries to vote against this resolution. susan rice calling it unfortunate, counterproductive resolution, you're not going to get anything by pushing a green button here. for susan rice, and washington, the efforts -- the diplomatic efforts to stop this nonstate observer state title from being granted really failed. rice's veto threat kept the palestinians last year from obtaining what they really want, full statehood. wolf. >> that veto threat is in the security council, the u.s. clearly does not have a veto in the general assembly. general assembly resolutions don't have the obvious political im
the susan rice appearance was interesting, wolf. i know everyone cringes when it's political, but she's in this fight and having observed her here for four years, this was a very passionate, strong speech to come out to be clear that this was a bad resolution. she hasn't always been present for various reasons on big u.n. moments. the u.s. had the right, listed the first country to explain their vote. the u.s. one of just nine -- of nine countries to vote against this resolution. susan rice...
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ambassador, susan rice. we know that john mccain and lindsey graham, both senators, have said they will try to scuttle any nomination if that would happen. would you support that scuttling? >> you can't put somebody out as the face of the issue on all the sunday morning talk shows and turn around weeks later and say she knew nothing about the incident, had nothing to do with it. that is just plainly wrong. you don't put somebody out who doesn't know about the issue and have them go out to feed us the information that the administration wants put out. so we have to get to the bottom of what happened in benghazi and certainly the senate will hold confirmation hearings, if sthaes she's nominated? >> didn't that happen with condi rice? if you use that measurement, put someone out, for example, about weapons of mass destruction that turn out, ultimately, not to be the case and they're the face of that and later you determine that they're not there and the information was wrong, isn't that exactly analagous of wha
ambassador, susan rice. we know that john mccain and lindsey graham, both senators, have said they will try to scuttle any nomination if that would happen. would you support that scuttling? >> you can't put somebody out as the face of the issue on all the sunday morning talk shows and turn around weeks later and say she knew nothing about the incident, had nothing to do with it. that is just plainly wrong. you don't put somebody out who doesn't know about the issue and have them go out to...
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susan rice is u.s. ambassador to the united nations and on the president's short list for secretary of state. cnn's senior congressional correspondent dana bash is with me now. so it sounded like the president was saying, hey, don't go after my girl. >> you know carol how some relationships have baggage? boy is that true for these old 2008 rivals you could see in the president's demore it changed in that press conference from someone calm and cool to genuining and per.guess what, the same goes for john mccain. when he went to the senate floor very soon after the press conference at the white house and did to respond. listen. >> we believe whoever it is must be held responsible i say to the president of the united states, most importantly, the president of the united states who is commander in chief. who so far, in my view, has not exercised those responsibilities and also not informed the american people of the facts. this president and this administration has either been guilty of colossal incompetent
susan rice is u.s. ambassador to the united nations and on the president's short list for secretary of state. cnn's senior congressional correspondent dana bash is with me now. so it sounded like the president was saying, hey, don't go after my girl. >> you know carol how some relationships have baggage? boy is that true for these old 2008 rivals you could see in the president's demore it changed in that press conference from someone calm and cool to genuining and per.guess what, the same...
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>> susan rice is extraordinary. couldn't be prouder of the job that she has done at the u.n. [ applause ] >> here to talk about it sh, a senior fellow at the foundation of the defense of democracies. also joining us, fran townsend. fran, you have been at the white house when a nominee or potential nominee is in trouble with members of congress, you know when a high stakes meeting this was between ambassador rice and three of her harshest senate critics. usually a lot of preparation goes into a meeting like that. that makes it all the more surprising to me and i'm sure to you that the acting cia director michael morrell would stumble so badly. do you think if it was an innocent mistake it adds fuel to the fire, doesn't it? >> that's right, wolf. look, this was -- the event took place on september 11th. mistakes in the early days are understandable because of the fog of war, conflicting reports. you can sort of excuse that. but this far later it is unfortunate. listen, mike morrell, the acting director of the cia, he
>> susan rice is extraordinary. couldn't be prouder of the job that she has done at the u.n. [ applause ] >> here to talk about it sh, a senior fellow at the foundation of the defense of democracies. also joining us, fran townsend. fran, you have been at the white house when a nominee or potential nominee is in trouble with members of congress, you know when a high stakes meeting this was between ambassador rice and three of her harshest senate critics. usually a lot of preparation...
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ambassador susan rice made her comment. there was a lot of murkiness and a moving train if you will. >> thank you. also something to consider as well, to that end we'll speak with general spider marks later on in the program to see what his take is to piece together information when you do have something like a war zone developing. that's coming up ahead. a whole lot more from the white house all in a moment. you know, i was once used for small jobs. yeah, and i took on all the bigger, tougher ones. but now that mr. clean's got this new select-a-size magic eraser, i mean, he can take on any size job. look how easily he gets things cleaned. it's enough to make you cry. you, specifically. not me. i'm just happy we don't go near rex's mobile home as often. because it's hard to clean or because you're scared of an itty-bitty doggy? [ dog barks ] aah! oh! [ clears throat ] yeah, that was a sneeze. i think i sprayed myself. [ male announcer ] new mr. clean select-a-size magic eraser. lets you pick the right size for every job. wh
ambassador susan rice made her comment. there was a lot of murkiness and a moving train if you will. >> thank you. also something to consider as well, to that end we'll speak with general spider marks later on in the program to see what his take is to piece together information when you do have something like a war zone developing. that's coming up ahead. a whole lot more from the white house all in a moment. you know, i was once used for small jobs. yeah, and i took on all the bigger,...
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i don't known that's susan rice. i think we get involved in ambassador rice and we're off subject. who made the decision have to no marines guarding the ambassador. that's most important of all decisions. >> i want to ask you about benghazi decisions and general petraeus, director of the c.i.a. in a few moments. when susan rice made the appearance on the weekend talk shows, it was something we talked about a lot. it was the statement that set the tone, right? the video, used the words spob takenuous. would you oppose her nomination for secoretary of state? >> you i am not ready to make a decision on it. political decisions based on benghazi that shouldn't have been political. i'm sort of annoyed and insulted we spent u.s. taxpayer money advertising in pakistan, apologizing for a video that had nothing to do with our government and may have nothing to do with this. i'm annoyed with the politics. it doesn't rise to wawhether or not i'll oppose to somebody. i'm annoyed and think that the person who made the decision to have an ambassador with no adequate security that person shouldn't
i don't known that's susan rice. i think we get involved in ambassador rice and we're off subject. who made the decision have to no marines guarding the ambassador. that's most important of all decisions. >> i want to ask you about benghazi decisions and general petraeus, director of the c.i.a. in a few moments. when susan rice made the appearance on the weekend talk shows, it was something we talked about a lot. it was the statement that set the tone, right? the video, used the words...
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want to prejudge what the president may or may not do with regards to susan rice. i think she has served with honor and distinction. and i'm not going to make this about anything other than if the president nominates her, i'm willing to stand behind her and fight because i believe she's a great public servant. >> donna brazile, thanks for coming in. appreciate it. david frum, congratulations to you, your book "why romney lost" now a "new york times" bestseller. good work. >>> the fiscal cliff has more than a few republicans rethinking their opposition to tax and the anti-tax pledge that once kept them honest might not be worth more than the paper it's written on. what's going on here? we'll speak with the number three republican in the house of representatives, kevin mccarthy is here. the majority whip. thanks for coming in. >> thanks for having me. that ti. what a night, huh? but, um, can the test drive be over now? head back to the dealership? [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's
want to prejudge what the president may or may not do with regards to susan rice. i think she has served with honor and distinction. and i'm not going to make this about anything other than if the president nominates her, i'm willing to stand behind her and fight because i believe she's a great public servant. >> donna brazile, thanks for coming in. appreciate it. david frum, congratulations to you, your book "why romney lost" now a "new york times" bestseller. good...
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. >> believe me, i'm the first to say i love a good sex scandal, but only if susan rice was involved, they would get to the bottom of that. >> what we're getting are these bits and pieces, self-serving leaks from aids, and others, and they still don't know. it's a hard story to report but we haven't shown much strain either. >> there are two things that work. one is david petraeus does have a press codery and he now has people anorthern mussily defending him. >> or not so anonymously in the case only sof columnists. >> in the case of sum. so you have him over here. how many witnesses before congress get to come and go without a picture? i mean that's the kind of bipartisan cooperation that could help with the fiscal cliff. but the other thing about the women is that, you know, we're dealing with a party planner with diplomatic immunity, you know, who seems to have gotten all kinds of, you know, generals courting her in a certain way because she raises funds for them. but this is a largerer than life person to cover. so you go there because she's a character. >> by the way york were re
. >> believe me, i'm the first to say i love a good sex scandal, but only if susan rice was involved, they would get to the bottom of that. >> what we're getting are these bits and pieces, self-serving leaks from aids, and others, and they still don't know. it's a hard story to report but we haven't shown much strain either. >> there are two things that work. one is david petraeus does have a press codery and he now has people anorthern mussily defending him. >> or not...
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mccain took it a step further enand said because of susan rice's role, the confusing fact, we'll talk to senator mccain in a second so president obama took the opportunity to fire back directly at the senator. >> if senator mccain and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. and i'm happy to have that discussion with them. but for them to go after the u.n. ambassador, who had nothing to do with benghazi and was simply making a presentation based on intelligence that she had received and to besmirch her reputation is outrageous. >> well, senator mccain heard that remark. 73 minutes later took to the floor of the u.s. senate to respond. >> mr. president, four brave americans died. it has now been eight weeks and the american people have received nothing but contradictory statements from all levels of our government. this president and this administration has either been guilty of colossal incompetence, or engaged in a cover-up, neither of which are acceptable to the american people. >> keeping then honest, more than two months after the deadly attack on the u.s. consul
mccain took it a step further enand said because of susan rice's role, the confusing fact, we'll talk to senator mccain in a second so president obama took the opportunity to fire back directly at the senator. >> if senator mccain and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. and i'm happy to have that discussion with them. but for them to go after the u.n. ambassador, who had nothing to do with benghazi and was simply making a presentation based on intelligence that she...